Your study only showed cholestrol levels in the body, it said nothing about performance differences or the longevity of such changes. So what physiological and metabolic attributes change with this "adjustment period"? Specifically in relation to:
- total calories burned per day
- percentage fat vs. carbs burned at 50%, 67, 75, 85, 100% MHR?
- VO2 max
- power-generated at LT and VO2mx (what's the spread between them)
- time-to-fatigue at LT, max-endurance, etc.
- recovery time, can you do it day after day
- fitness improvement rate over years (look at diet of those who get to cat-1 within 2-years of racing)
The one variable that's not controlled and equalized in a lot of these studies is the calories-in vs. calories-out ratio. That's what you want to focus on in weight-loss, just about everyting else is secondary.
Last edited by DannoXYZ; 05-05-06 at 03:08 PM.